Microsoft announced Monday that effective May 6, it’s finally sunsetting the Wunderlist app that it acquired four years ago with the purchase of 6Wunderkinder. Two years ago, Microsoft built its own To Do list-making app, incorporating many of the features from Wunderlist. Wunderlist will still be available in the meantime, and all user data will …
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9 December
Instagram was one of the most important apps of the decade
This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In the last decade, apps (and by association, phones) have become an almost essential part of our lives. Since the iOS App Store and Google Play launched in 2008 with what seemed …
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9 December
Monday deal roundup: Save on Speck backpacks, wireless chargers, a family password manager and more
Happy Monday, fellow money-savers! Here are a few deals that should be on your radar, followed by a password-manager exclusive and some crazy-good wireless-charger discounts: Today only, and while supplies last, Speck is offering two of its backpacks for just $15.99 each: The eight-pocket Turbo and stylish-looking Ruck. Regular price: $39.99. I really like the look of the olive-colored Ruck, …
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9 December
Global shipments of wearables nearly doubled in the third quarter
Makers of wearable devices shipped 84.5 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 94.6% and a single-quarter record, IDC reported Monday. Most of that growth was attributed to increased demand for hearables such as earbuds. “Hearables have become the new go-to product for the wearables market,” Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC’s Wearables Team, said in a …
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9 December
Drone
A human defeated a computer-piloted drone in the Drone Racing League’s first man-vs.-machine competition. But the programmers behind the AI-powered drone, Team MAVLab from the Netherlands, can take consolation in a $1 million prize for creating the fastest self-piloting aircraft this season. The Drone Racing League mostly involves human pilots, but this year it began its first computer-piloted drone competition, …
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9 December
Beats Powerbeats Pro alternative: The JLab Audio Epic Air Elite sport earbuds for $74.50
Here’s a public service announcement: Apple AirPods are not waterproof. They’re not even sweatproof. This may come as an unpleasant surprise to anyone who routinely exercises with them — and then discovers that water damage isn’t covered under warranty. Now, AirPods Pro are sweatproof, and so are Apple’s Beats PowerBeats Pro. But those true-wireless earbuds each sell for $250. Um, …
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9 December
Apple will return to CES to talk privacy after a long absence
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The annual CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, will descend on Las Vegas once again next month. Yet for decades, Apple’s skipped the show. On Jan. 7, however, one of its executives will be making an appearance to talk …
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9 December
T
The fate of the $26 billion megamerger between T-Mobile and Sprint is in the hands of a federal judge. The companies head to court today, where they’ll defend their deal to combine the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the US against a challenge from state attorneys general who say the merger will hurt competition and lead to higher prices. …
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9 December
Google Pixel phones get robocall protections, more photo features
Your Google Pixel 4 phone is about to get upgraded: While Pixels update monthly with fixes and improvements, Google is rolling out larger updates called Pixel feature drops. The first one, coming this month, will include a new way to capture portrait photos and automatic call screening to fight robocalls, according to a Monday Google blog post. The new Portrait Blur …
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9 December
Google’s new phone AR update can hide virtual things in the real world
Augmented reality on phones means layering virtual things on top of real ones, but the distinctions might get harder to tell apart. An update to Google’s ARCore technology can sense depth in a room and hide virtual objects behind real ones using just a single phone camera… and the early results look promising. Apple’s newest augmented reality toolset, ARKit 3, …
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